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288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593446959
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 11 April 2023
Description
This provocative, fiercely imaginative debut follows a woman trying to slip the shackles of society by controlling her body and mind in extreme ways, by one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists.It was hard to be in the present, she said, bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 279 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
dark 55%
challenging 41%
emotional 32%
sad 17%
tense 17%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 3%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illnessModerate
Toxic relationship, Eating disorder
288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593446959
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 11 April 2023
Description
This provocative, fiercely imaginative debut follows a woman trying to slip the shackles of society by controlling her body and mind in extreme ways, by one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists.It was hard to be in the present, she said, bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 279 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
dark 55%
challenging 41%
emotional 32%
sad 17%
tense 17%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 3%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illnessModerate
Toxic relationship, Eating disorder